| Church of St Michael and All Angels, Beckwithshaw | |
|---|---|
 Beckwithshaw Church, 2014 | |
.svg)  Church of St Michael and All Angels, Beckwithshaw Location in North Yorkshire | |
| 53°58′25″N 1°35′36″W / 53.97361°N 1.59333°W | |
| OS grid reference | SE267625 |
| Location | Church Row, Beckwithshaw, North Yorkshire, HG3 1QW |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Central |
| Website | stmichaelsbeckwithshaw.org |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Dedication | St Michael and All Angels |
| Dedicated | 1886 |
| Consecrated | 1886 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed[1] |
| Architect(s) | W. Swinden Barber, FRIBA Contractor: James Simpson |
| Architectural type | Church of England parish church |
| Style | Arts and Crafts movement Gothic Revival |
| Specifications | |
| Bells | 6 (D#, C#, B, A#, G#, F#) |
| Tenor bell weight | 13 long cwt 15 lb (1,471 lb or 667 kg) |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Leeds |
| Episcopal area | Ripon |
| Archdeaconry | Richmond (301) |
| Deanery | Harrogate (30104) |
| Parish | Ecclesiastical parish of St Robert of Knaresborough, Pannal (300230 30/230)[2] |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | The Revd John Smith (with Pannal) |
| Curate(s) | The Revd Nick Murray (with Pannal) |
| Laity | |
| Churchwarden(s) | Mr Jon Bryant; Mrs Kathleen Newbould |
| Verger | Mrs Christine Ward-campbell (with Pannal) |
| Parish administrator | Mr Tim White (with Pannal) |
The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Beckwithshaw, North Yorkshire, England, also known as Beckwithshaw Church, is an Anglican church built and furnished between 1886 and 1887 by William Swinden Barber in the Gothic Revival style as part of the Arts and Crafts movement. The stained glass windows in the same style were added in 1892. The church is listed as a Grade II historic structure;[1] it is a pristine and unchanged example of an Arts and Crafts church retaining all its original furnishings, apart from one missing statue. However, in 2018 the church officers gained planning permission for changes which included removing all of the original pews. The first vicar of this church, from 1887 to 1894, was Charles Farrar Forster.[3][4]
- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Michael and All Angels, including a lamp standard and the churchyard walling, railings, gates and gate piers (1421800)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ Parochial church council of St Roberts Retrieved 5 January 2014
- ^ The York Herald, 1 September 1894: Death of the Rev. C.F. Forster, vicar of Beckwithshaw
- ^ Huddersfield Chronicle 18 September 1894: The late Rev. C.F. Forster